Stephen J. Ciccone

Associate Professor of Finance

 

 

University of New Hampshire

Whittemore School of Business and Economics

McConnell Hall

15 Academic Way

Durham, NH 03824

Phone: (603) 862-3343

Office: 403D

Email: stephen.ciccone@unh.edu

 

 

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                                                                      RESEARCH

 

PUBLICATIONS

Ciccone, Stephen J. 2011. “Investor Optimism, False Hopes and the January Effect.” Journal of Behavioral Finance, vol. 12, no. 3: 158-168.

 

Related Editorial: “Why Do Stock Prices Rise Every January? New Year Optimism.” Washington Post (December 30, 2011).

 

Ciccone, Stephen J. 2011. “Analyst Forecasts, Forecasting Complexity, and Financial Distress.” Financial Decisions, vol. 23, no. 1 (Summer).

 

Boyer, Carol, Stephen J. Ciccone, and Philip Swicegood. 2010. “The Search for a Dog-Free Portfolio: Why Unions Matter to Investors.” Journal of Business and Economics Research, vol. 8, no. 6 (June): 67-72.

 

Boyer, Carol and Stephen J. Ciccone. 2009. “Do Utility Stocks Provide Exposure to Bond Markets?” Journal of Business and Economics Research, vol. 7, no. 12 (December): 25-30.

 

Ciccone, Stephen J. and Ahmad Etebari. 2008. “A Month-by-Month Examination of Long-Term Stock Returns.” Investment Management and Financial Innovations, vol. 5, no. 3: 8-18.

 

Ciccone, Stephen J. and Ahmad Etebari. 2007. “Analyst Forecasts in New Zealand.” Investment Management and Financial Innovations, vol. 4, no. 2: 25-32.

 

Boyer, Carol, Stephen J. Ciccone, and Wei Zhang. 2006. “Insider Trading and Earnings Reporting: Evidence of Managerial Optimism or Opportunism?” Advances in Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management, vol. 2: 123-146.

 

Ciccone, Stephen J. and Thomas A. Rocco. 2005. “The Tech Industry or the Regulated Industry: Which One has the True Glamour Stocks?” Journal of Financial Service Professionals, vol. 59, no. 5 (September): 64-74.

 

Ciccone, Stephen J. 2005. “Trends in Analyst Earnings Forecast Properties.” International Review of Financial Analysis, vol. 14, no. 1: 1-22.

 

Ciccone, Stephen J. and Ahmad Etebari. 2004. “Analyst Earnings Forecast Trends in Pacific Rim Countries.” Managerial Finance, vol. 30, no. 7: 19-35.

 

Boyer, Carol, Stephen J. Ciccone, Yvette S. Harman, and Philip G. Swicegood. 2003. “Play Ball at My House: The Value of Naming Rights in Sports Complexes.” Southern Business and Economic Journal, vol. 26, nos. 3 and 4 (Summer/Fall): 103-118.

 

Ciccone, Stephen J. 2003. “Does Analyst Optimism about Future Earnings Distort Stock Prices?” Journal of Behavioral Finance, vol. 4, no. 2: 59-64.

 

Ciccone, Stephen J. 2003. “Forecast Dispersion and Error Versus Size, Book-to-Market Ratio, and Momentum: A Comparison of Anomalies from 1992 to 2001.” Journal of Asset Management, vol. 3, no. 4 (March): 333-344.

 

Ciccone, Stephen J. 2002. “GAAP Versus Street Earnings: Making Earnings Look Higher and Smoother.” Accounting Enquiries, vol. 11, no. 2 (Spring/Summer): 155-186.

 

Reprinted in the ICFAI Journal of Accounting Research, a journal of the Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India: vol. 3, no. 1 (January 2004): 59-68.

 

Benesh, Gary A. and Stephen J. Ciccone. 2000. “Trading Commissions, Portfolio Turnover Rates, and Wealth Accumulation.” Journal of Research in Finance, vol. 3, nos. 1 and 2 (Summer/Winter): 152-171.

 

 

WORKING PAPERS

 

SSRN Site: Downloadable Papers

 

 

RESEARCH-RELATED INTERNET SITES

FRED Database (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)
Jay Ritter's IPO Data
Journal Storage (JSTOR)
Kenneth French's Data
Social Sciences Research Network (SSRN)
UNH Library
Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS)


JOURNALS

Accounting Review

American Economic Review

Financial Analysts Journal
Financial Review

International Review of Financial Analysis

Journal of Accounting and Economics
Journal of Accounting Research
Journal of Asset Management
Journal of Behavioral Finance
Journal of Finance
Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis
Journal of Financial Economics
Journal of Financial Research
Managerial Finance
Review of Financial Studies